| Asparagus mucronatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. mucronatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Asparagus mucronatus Jessop | |
Asparagus mucronatus ("Katdoring") is a thorny shrub or creeper of the Asparagus genus, that is indigenous to the southern Cape regions of South Africa. [1]
A shrub or climber (reaching max. 2 meters in height) with recurved 5mm thorns. The young stems are hairy, with long basal bracts (2–6 cm).
The 5mm leaves have sharp tips, and are in groups of four.
The white flowers appear in Summer, and have a very strong and pleasant fragrance. [2]
This species is indigenous to the southern Cape regions of South Africa. Its distribution is from Paarl in the Western Cape Province, across the southern Cape into the Eastern Cape Province.
It occurs in rocky succulent karoo and renosterveld vegetation.
Asparagus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae. It comprises up to 300 species. Most are evergreen long-lived perennial plants growing from the understory as lianas, bushes or climbing plants. The best-known species is the edible Asparagus officinalis, commonly referred to as just asparagus. Some other members of the genus, such as Asparagus densiflorus, are grown as ornamental plants.
Searsia lucida, previously known as Rhus lucida, and commonly known as the varnished kuni-rhus (English) or blinktaaibos (Afrikaans).
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Drosanthemum micans, is a succulent plant in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae, indigenous to the Robertson Karoo and Overberg regions of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Relhania speciosa is a shrublet belonging to the daisy family, indigenous to the southern Cape, South Africa.
Macledium spinosum is a variable species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, that is endemic to the southern Cape regions of South Africa.
Pteronia glauca ("Geelboegoekaroo") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, indigenous to the Karoo regions of South Africa.
Aspalathus millefolia is a species of Aspalathus shrub, which occurs in the Overberg region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Aspalathus steudeliana is a species of Aspalathus shrub, which occurs in the Breede River Valley and Overberg regions of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Asparagus striatus ("Bergappel") is a hard perennial shrublet of the Asparagus genus, that is indigenous to dry, rocky areas of South Africa.
Asparagus multiflorus is a robust shrub or climber of the Asparagus genus, that is indigenous to the southern Cape regions of South Africa.
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Asparagus burchellii, is a shrub of the Asparagus genus, that is indigenous to dry scrub vegetion in the southern Cape region, South Africa.
Anthospermum aethiopicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, indigenous to South Africa.
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Asparagus suaveolens, is a shrub of the Asparagus genus, that is indigenous to rocky areas in Africa, from Kenya to South Africa.
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